Afghan Little Boy Famous as Lionel Messi Recently Displaced by War
March 5, 2019
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, prepares lunch for his family in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, prepares lunch for his family in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, eats lunch in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, eats lunch in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, plays with a ball in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, plays with a ball in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 09: Murtaza Ahmadi, 7, poses for a photograph in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 09, 2018. Two years later, Murtaza’s family was forced to flee from their home in southeastern Ghazni province because of intense fighting from a Taliban onslaught. Murtaza got to meet Messi – the Argentine international player and FC Barcelona star in 2016 after the photo of him in the Messi jersey, made out of blue and white striped plastic, went viral. Parwiz Sabawoon/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)
